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Forget Christmas in July, we got Halloween in June. While we had some ups and downs as always this last month, I have to start the latest garden update with our recent big win--we grew our biggest pumpkin

Absolutely LOVE the start of the month - everyone seems excited to show off their gardens for the Hive Garden Journal challenge. Don't forget to go comment on other people's #gardenjournal posts and make

Forget April showers...May brought the deluge around here! I believe we had almost three times the usual amount of precipitation for the month. Despite the soggy conditions, the garden is doing pretty

I have to confess that this week this admin will be in Bali for a week, but she'll try to upvote and reblog when she isn't snorkelling or lounging by the pool admiring tropical Balinese garden landscapes.

Hello again gardening friends! May began with an amazing trip to Vancouver, Canada, but I'm back in time to check in for the May Garden Journal fun. Speaking of gardens, after missing the opportunity when

Where had the time gone? Once again, I'm grateful for gardening season to pull me back to Hive to be able to share and see what everyone else has growing! Life continues to be busy here in the real world,

June turned out to be DRY and HOT here in Atlanta. The hot we're used to, the dry, however, did a number on the garden. Despite trying to keep everything watered as much as possible, it just doesn't compare

Greetings my fellow plant enthusiasts! I hope you all are starting to celebrate some successes in your gardens, as we are looking forward to more good things coming our way here in Atlanta. Summer is just

Hello all! I hope everyone is having a good start to the month of May. Things are starting to get warm and toasty here, which means the garden is finally taking off in a hurry! It never ceases to amaze

I hope this month sees you well wherever you are in the world! Welcome to the May challenge - it's up to YOU guys to make it awesome, so don't forget to go comment on at LEAST three other gardener's posts

While I can't say we have harsh, nor long, winters, springtime still is very welcome around here! I have yet to have any success growing anything into the winter, so spring usually marks the start of really

I hope this month sees you well wherever you are in the world! Welcome to the April challenge - it's up to YOU guys to make it awesome, so don't forget to go comment on at LEAST three other gardener's

Hello friends! Once again I'm emerging from winter blogging hiatus just in time for the spring planting season to begin. It seems like that stretch of time between November and March has become a bit of

Happy Holidays! This year has been quite the busy one, but I couldn't let the holiday season pass by without sharing one of my favorite workouts of the year: Planksgiving! This year I'm bringing it back

So sorry this is out a day late - things have been a little hectic! Never mind, we still have a week to show off our harvest, spring gardens or equatorial garden efforts! Guidelines Deadline Challenge

September already? How did that happen? This time around, I'm actually quite happy for another month behind me! I'm now five weeks out from hysterectomy surgery, so I'm much closer to my normal active

Sadly no Leo Threads voting today - was simply too busy to get it done. Sigh. I bet you've all been super busy in your gardens too - can't wait to see the September journals! Guidelines Deadline Challenge

Hello gardening friends! I'm a bit late in sharing my garden journal for the month, but I had to prioritize a little hysterectomy recovery over getting on the computer. Luckily after just over a week filled

Happy July garden lovers! We just got back from an awesome weekend away, so it was fun to get back to the garden to see how things were looking in our absence. It's amazing how much things can change in

As is often the case here in the Southern USA, June marks the start of summer. Even if it's not officially summer by the calendar, the switch has been flipped and it seems like overnight we went from pleasant